April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Apr. 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), May 2. All fixed Synaxarium, commemorations below celebrated on May 14 by Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Churches on the Julian Calendar, Old Calendar. For May 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), April 18.

Saints

* ''Prophet Jeremiah'' (c. 655 – 586 BC) * Martyr Philosophos at Alexandria (252)May 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM) * Martyr Sabbas * Venerable Hieromartyr Batas of Nisibis (Bata the Persian) (c. 364) * ''Venerable Saint Isidora, Isidora the Foolishness for Christ, Fool-for-Christ, of Tabennisi, Egypt'' (c. 365) * New Monk-martyr Romanus of Raqqa (780) * St. Michael, ascetic of Chalcedon (8th-9th century) * Saint Symeon of Trier, Symeon of Syracuse (or of Mount Sinai or Trier) (1035)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyr Andeolus, Andeolus of Smyrna, a subdeacon from Smyrna sent to France by St Polycarp, martyred near Viviers on the Rhone, Rhône (208)May 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Orentius and Patientia, husband and wife who lived at Loret near Huesca in Spain, parents of St. Lawrence of Rome, Laurence the Martyr (240) * Martyrs Acius (''Ache'') and Aceolus (''Acheul''), the former a deacon, the latter a subdeacon, martyred near Amiens in France under Diocletian (303) * Saint Grata of Bergamo, a holy woman from Bergamo in Italy, zealous in securing Christian burial for the bodies of the martyrs (c. 307) * Saint Saint Amator, Agapetos (''Amator''), Bishop of Auxerre and Confessor (418) * Saint Orientius, Orentius of Auch (''or Orientius''), a hermit in the Lavendan valley near Tarbes in France, Bishop of Auch (''Bishop of Augusta Ausciorum, Augusta Ausciorum'') for over 40 years (c. 439) * Saint Corentin of Quimper, Corentin, Bishop of Quimper Cathedral, Quimper (460)May 14, 2011 / May 1, 2011 (Church Calendar)
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow) * Saint Brioc, Abbot of St. Brieuc (c. 502)Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 190-192. * Martyr Sigismund of Burgundy, Sigismund, king of Burgundy (524) * Saint Saint Marcouf, Marcul, Hieromonk of Corbeny, founder of a monastery of hermits on the Egyptian model in Nanteuil in France (c. 558) * Saint Ceallach (''Kellach''), a disciple of St Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Kieran of Clonmacnoise, became Bishop of Killala in Ireland, ended his life as a hermit and may have been martyred (6th century) * Saint Asaph, Bishop in North Wales (c. 600) * Saint Aredius of Gap (''Arigius, Arey''), Bishop of Gap in France for twenty years (604) * Saint Bertha of Val d'Or, martyr, founder and abbess of Avenay in the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (680) * Martyr Evermarus of Tongres, pilgrim murdered by robbers at Rousson, near Tongres, Belgium (c. 700) * Saint Theodard, Théodard, Archbishop of Narbonne (893) * Saint Benedict of Szkalka, a hermit on Mount Zobor in Hungary, disciple of St. Andrew Zorard, renowned for his asceticism, murdered by robbers (1012)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Tamar of Georgia, Queen (1213) * Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot (1477) * Hieromartyr Macarius of Kiev, metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan of Kiev (1497)Dr. Alexander Roman.
May
'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я). * St. Zosimas, bishop of Kumurdo Cathedral, Kumurdo (15th century) * Saint Gerasimus of Boldinsk, abbot (1554) * Saint Panaretus of Cyprus, archbishop (1791) * New Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius (1814), and Acacius (1815) of Mount Athos * Saint Nicephorus of Chios, monk (1821) * New Martyr Mary of Crete (''Mary of Mirambelos'') (1826) * Degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism#Great Schema, Schemamonk Luke of Glinsk Hermitage (1898)

New martyrs and confessors

* Virgin-martyr Nina (Kuznyetsova), new martyr of Vologda (1938)1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Other commemorations

* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos ":ru:Икона Божией Матери «Нечаянная Радость», Unexpected Joy" (''“Neochikuvana Radist”'') from Andronikov Monastery. * "Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God of Yoshkar-Ola, Tsarevokokshaisk (in the province of Kazan) (1647)Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Τσαρεβοκοκσάισκ Ρωσίας
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Translation of the relics of Saint Walpurga, Saint Walburga, Abbess of Heidenheim

Icon gallery

File:St Corentin Banner.jpg, Labarum of St. Corentin of Quimper (Parish church of Locronan, Brittany). File:Saint Brieuc.jpg, St. Brioc. File:KN DFK Fresko N Sigismund.JPG, Fresco of St. Sigismund of Burgundy, (c. 1417-1437). File:Queen Tamar - Vardzia fresco.jpg, Fresco of St. Tamar of Georgia, Queen of Georgia. (Vardzia Monastery c. 1184–1186). File:Pafnutius.jpg, Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot. File:Our Lady the Unexpected Joy.jpeg, Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy"

Notes

References

Sources

May 14, 2011 / May 1, 2011 (Church Calendar)
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)

Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
May 1
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * Dr. Alexander Roman.

'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence James Gibbons, Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 123–124. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 190–192. Greek Sources * Great Synaxarium, Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar